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Stockport Council - Heat Network Development Partner

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BuyerStockport Metropolitan Borough Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline24 Apr 2026
Value£406,490,000
Published10 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Stockport Council is one of the authorities participating in the Government's Advanced Zoning Programme (AZP). Under the AZP, Stockport Council is procuring a Development Agreement with a partner to fully design and ultimately invest, build, operate and manage the Stockport District Heat Network (a Green Heat Network Fund supported scheme).

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05efb6
Latest release ID075591-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 10 2026 09:29:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017967-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
10 Aug 2026award, contract075591-2026
27 Feb 2026tenderUpdate017967-2026
5 Dec 2025tender080167-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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